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March 19, 1929. S. KAYE BOTTLE REFRIGERTOR l Filed May 24, 1926- R. m m W.

fmzzel Kaye, BY

f/f-M "531,725 LSE A A TTORNEYS March 19, 1929. s, KAYE 1,705,573

' BOTTLE REFRIGERATOR i Filed May 24, 192e 2 snetsneer 2 INVENTOR. ,Z1

Samuel Kaye,

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ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

UNITED ,STATES j PATENT OFFICE".

SAMUEL KAYEQOF coLUMBUs,'Mrssis's1r1 1. y l i BOTTLE REFRIGERATOR.

Y Applicationpled May 24,

" number of bottles with the minimum of sizer and with the minimum consumption of ice, which will permit the ready insertion of a warm bottle in and the removal of a cool bottle from the refrigerator and which will au- 4tomatically drop the warm bottle intolthe refrigerator chamber when said chamber is opened for the purpose of removing therefrom a cool bottle. n

For the purpose of disclosing my. invention I have illustrated certain embodiments there of in the accompanying drawings in Which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator embodying my invention; I' y Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View thereof; Fig. 3 is a partial longitudinal section thereof; f i f l Fig..4 is a detail plan showing the rear portion of the slides andthe opening therein; Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line v5--5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is ardetail perspective of one of the slides, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a modified means for guiding the slide members.

In one embodiment of my invention I provide a refrigerating container comprising a substantially rectangular sheet metal outer casing 1 provided with a bottom 2 of sheet metal which may be secured in position by downwardly extending flanges 3 bolted or riveted to the bottom portion of the casing 1. yArranged within this casing and spaced apart therefrom is the container proper v4v which' takes the Vform of a rectangular sheet metal tank having its upper edges turned outwardly as at 5 and then upwardly as at 6 to provide al flange for bolting or riveting to the Y inner face of the casing 1. Interposed be-` tween the walls of the tank 4 and the Walls of the casing 1, including the bottom 2, is a suit- .ableinsulating material which may be formed of cork or any other desired material. The interior of the tank 4 is suitably divided to providean ice chamber 7, which is centrally of a portion disposed land a plurality of bottle channels 8 192s. serial No. 111,176.

arranged on each side of the ice chamber and extending from front to rear; Y

In the structure illustrated I provide three such channels and to this end I provide adi- Y kvider plate 9. substantially the same height as the tank which plateat its ends is provided withiiiturned end spacer Walls 10 theedges of which are turned parallel with the plate as at 11.. This divider is placed `in ther tank with the. two spacer end walls 10 facing to-` ward the outer side wall of thejtank whereby thespacebetween the side wallof the tank `and the spacer member k9 forms a channelfo-i' guiding the bottles. A second spacer member exactly the saine -in construction as the member 9, with the rexcept-ion that the end portions 10 face in the opposite direction, is

spaced from the first member a distance suflicient to provide a second vchannel between the two members. .The end walls 10 of this second spacer member abut against a. plate 12 arranged in the tank, which plate has a top portion 13 provided with a down turned flange 14 and this plate 12 forms one side wall of the refrigerating chamber 7. v For maintaining the plate in its proper relation .arranged within the tank, being suitably at the'bottom I provide a corrugated plate 15 placed on the bottom of the tank andhaving ,its edges engaging the bottom faces of the;

twowallginembers 12. The spacer members 9k are also held against lateral deflection by means of shelf members 16 which comprise U shaped channels adapted when inverted to permit the insertion of comparatively largebottles and when turned with the U portion up will provide a shelffor raising the shoulder bottles to a point where they may be reached from the top of the refrigerator. The tank is provided with a cover plate 17 having downwardly extending outer flanges 18`which fit over the top edges ofthe outer casing 1 and which has a. central opening at the point immediately over the ice chamber. Theedges of the material surrounding this opening` are turned downwardly kto form liangeslS and the down turned flanges 14 of the wall members ,12 may besecured thereto whereby the upper ends of the wall members 12 are maintained against displacement. 4This cover plate at its forward end and on each side of the ice chamber opening is provided'with a kdelivery opening 19 through which the bottles contained'inthe channels 8 may beremoved, and at its rear fend is provided with f A 6() .v positifonside by side in arow from front to back so that whenva bottle drops into-the rear f openings 2O on either side of the ice opening having its edges bent downwardly oneeachsside to form runner flanges 22.

through which the bottles may be inserted into the respective channels 8. These openings are normallyclosed byA a plurality -fof^ t y beneath the Aopening 19 and may be readily slide Vcovers 21, fone foreach clianne-l,which covers are preferably formed of sheet metal The slides arereciprocal back and forth and` for guiding the slides and maintaining the same against I lateral:displacement each slide atits forward end is provided with a guide-slot 23 through "whichextends a guidepin 24 threaded 'into a cross bar 25 fastened on the under faee of the cover rplate 17. The slide openings-and guide pins are covered by a suitable decorative-f raised panel 26 having'at its rear end a fl`ip vor'glug 27 ktaking into an opening 'in the -topV of the slide and secured' at its forward gend bythe handle 28 which ismountedbn a pinv secured in the slide and clamps downlon the W panel.' The handle provides a mea-ns forsuiti ably reciprocating the slide. The rear end of the slide is likewise guided by means of pins `29 threaded into a. bracing plate 30fsecured Y on the under face ofthe cover plate 17fandf projecting through a slotf31 in the slide.`

Y Thisslot and pin is alsocovered by a raised f ofthe cover plate 17 immediately'above-thefy Y I Y Vslidesare` suitably guided. e Supported above' panel 32 having side ears 33 which'take into "openings in the ,sl-ide cover 21 'and arelthenm bent transverselyv for holding the panel `in position;r Eachof the slide covers `21' 'is of such aflength relative to the top cover that it vmay be slid rearwardly and when-slid to the,v

limit of its movement rearwardly will expose-rv that portion of the opening 19 in the front end channel corresponding tothe slide whereby a Y 1 bottle may be removed throughrthis opening.y

This slide 21at a pointnear its rear end is provided with an opening` 34 of sufficient sizeA the opening 20 in the cover plate 17 permit# ting the bottle to drop down into the channel correspondingto the slide.4 To prevent the lbottle downwardly through the opening 20 I f' bottle from tilting and to aid 'in guiding the provide a curved guard plate 35 coini'ciding with the rear portion of the opening 34 and this guard plate is extended downwardly from theslide 21 intothe 'channel forming a f chutepropeller 36in front of which the bottledrops when projected through `the opento support vand guide the bottles in a vertical portion of the channel throughthe opening y 20 and in front-of the propeller 36, the entire l rowof bottles inl the: channel will bermoved forward by the forward or closing movement first of the row of bottles will be immediately removed Vtherefroi'n.

The gi-cezopening in the cover plate 17 is nor-f mally closed by a suitable cover 37 and the 1 tank .fiSLprOVided-With a drain pipe 38,'the

drain o enino' 39 of which is sufficientl high in vthe pipe. to maintain the water leveliin the tanlr at. a .height suiicient ,to justeexpose or permit thelupper portion of throughoutcthe tank, the dividing :walls 9 `for the channelsv are perforated andfinorder that p theineclrofethe Y 'bottle'sstofbe uncovered. 'f

the-fpropellers 36 notfcause toof'great agitation ofthe water asthey are reciprocated in their. channels,` these .propelle'rsA are likewiseperforated. i

A suitable shelf 40 for the supportfof dis- ,Y playV bottles vand bottles toA be placed. in the? refrigerator fmay .be provided at the back of vtheY refrigerator, said l shelf being provided with a back 41 and sides 42.1 v v l In=Figk7 I fhave illustrated a modification of the means for guiding theslidesf 21.` As shown :in this figure near-tl1e front of :the cov-er'plate. and near vthe rear thereof provide straps 43 and 44 beneathiwhich'the. slides operate. These f st-rapsare providedV lwith downwardly .extending projections crea-rs 455i which are interposed between the twooutside slides and fthel middle slide whereby allof the and: `upon 7these slides are vsuitable channel guideways 46 which provide additionalabottle-ly channel `normally Aclosing Aeach end-y ofthe channel against accessibility z andv arranged whenrecipr'ocated in one direction ytorender `the channel accessible,forftheinsertion rof a bottle at one end and the removal of abottle from the Iopposite end and means-operated` bythe closing of thecover for moving -the f,

bottles toward the removal endof thechannel. ing 20 into the channel bythe rearward recip-V rocation of the slide. The channel is adapted f 2. A-'cooler for bottles comprising arrefrigerant container, a channel inI sa1`d-icontainer .adapted to receive and guide a vpluralityoff` accessibility and arranged. when reciprocated from the opposite end of the channel and ah propeller mounted on said slide cover and movable therewith to move the bottles from the reartoward the removal end ol the channel. 5

3. A cooler for bottles comprising a retrigerant container, a channel in said container adapted to receive and guide a plurality of bottles side by side in an upright position, a cover plate for said container having an opening into said channel at its front end and an opening into said channel at its rear end, a slide cover for said openings arranged when the slide is reciprocated rearwardly to expose both of said openings in the cover plate and when the slide is moved forwardly to close both of said openings in the cover plate and a propeller on said slide cover projecting into said channel and arranged to engage the' bottles in said channel and move them toward the removal end of the channel. s

4;. A cooler for bottles comprising a refrigerant container, a channel in said container adapted'to receive and guide a plurality of Vbottles side by side in an upright position,

a cover plate for said channel having an opening communicating with the forward end of the channel and an opening communicating` with the rear end of the channel, a. slide cover for said openings arranged when moved to a retracted position to expose said openings to permit the insertion and removal of bottles into said channel, a propeller on said slide cover movable when the cover is moved to open position to a position to permit the insertion of a bottle in front thereof and when the slide is moved to closed position engage and propel the bottles toward the removal end of the channel.

5. A cooler for bottles comprising a refrigerant container, a channel in said container adapted to receive and guide a plurality of bottles side by side in an upright position, a cover plate for said channel having an opening at the front end communicating with said channel and a second opening at the rear end communicating with said channel, a slide channel.

cover for said openino's having an opening at its rear end arrangel to coincide with the opening 1n the cover plate when the slide cover is moved toA uncover the forward .openmg and means operated byvsaid vslide cover -tor propelling the bottles in said channel toward the delivery end of the channel.

6. A cooler for bottles comprising a refrigerant container adapted to receive and guide a plurality of bottles side by side in an upright position, said channel being vertically accessible at each end, a reciprocalslide cover for said channel normally closing the ychannel against accessibility, a lranged when channel accessible for the insertion of a bottle at one end and removal of a bottle from the opposite end and having a bottle engaging portion and arranged toengage and move a bottle to depositing position, when moved to render the channel accessible and means operated by the closing of the cover for moving the bottles toward the removal end of the 7. A cooler for bottles comprising a refrigerant container having formed therein a cen.-

trally disposed ice chamber and a plurality of liquid communicating channels disposed on 'either side of said container each 'adapted to receive and guide a plurality of bottles side by side in an upright position and each being vertically accessible at each end, a reciprocal slide cover for each ot said channels normally closing its channel against accessibility and operable independently of the other covers, said slide cover being arranged when reciprocated in one direction to render the channel accessible for the insertion of a bottle at vone end and the removal of a bottle fromV the opposite end of its channel and means operated by the closing of each cover for moving the bottles of the corresponding channel toward the Vremoval end of the channel.

In witness whereof I, SAMUEL KAYE, have hereunto lset my hand at Columbus, Mississippi, thisQlst day of May, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six.

SAMUEL Karin. 

